The Iron Lady

— Streep’s performance was incredible, but the film itself comes at Thatcher’s life from an odd perspective that I didn’t like.

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[2011. 105 min. Directed by Phyllida Lloyd. Starring Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, and Richard E. Grant.]

The Artist

— “The Artist” lived up to its hype and really was the best thing I’ve seen in the past few days!

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[2011. 100 min. Directed Michel Hazanavicius. Starring Jean Dujardin, Berenice Bejo, and John Goodman.]

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

— “Extremely Loud…” was better than I’d expected and Max Von Sydow was wonderful (quite a varied career he’s had since his Bergman days!).

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[2011. 129 min. Directed by Stephen Daldry. Starring Thomas Horn, Tom Hanks, and Sandra Bullock.]

Carnage

— Just saw Polanski's "Carnage" and realized again what fantastic actresses Jodie Foster and Kate Winslet are. Christoph Waltz & John C. Reilly were amazing too. Too bad the play's not a little better so the movie wouldn't end with a fizzle, especially since it begs comparison to "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf". Still worth watching every dark, mesmerizing moment.

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[2011. 80 min. Directed by Roman Polanski. Starring Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, Christoph Waltz, and John C. Reilly.]

The Descendants

— I also saw "The Descendants" and have thought about it many times. Very interesting "comedy" and well worth seeing. Also the oldest audience I've seen since "About Schmidt".

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[2011. 115 min. Directed by Andrew Payne. Starring George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Amara Miller, Nick Krause, and Patricia Hastie.]

War Horse

— "War Horse" was pleasant and well done but forgotten quickly.

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[2011. 146 min. Directed Steven Spielberg. Starring Jeremy Irvine, Emily Watson, and David Thewlis.]

My Week with Marilyn,
Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows,
Girl with the Dragon Tatoo, and
Young Adult

— This weekend I saw "My Week with Marilyn", "Sherlock Holmes...", "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)", and "Young Adult". Liked them in that order. First two a lot, third more than I expected since it was different than but as good as the Swedish version, and the fourth one not much except for Charlize Theron. All that and still had time for an enjoyable New Year’s Eve with a few friends.